Globalfoundries talks 20nm and beyond

First and foremost, GlobalFoundries expectation of the foundry business exceeding the growth pace of the overall semiconductor industry is coming to life - while the semiconductor industry is growing at a 5% annual rate, foundry business is growing by 10%, i.e. twice as fast. The semiconductor industry is expected to grow from $304 billion in 2011 to $384 billion in 2016. At the same time, leading edge foundry (65nm and below) are expected to double, from $15 to $34 billion. In order to capture as much pieces of the silicon pie, GlobalFoundries is pushing forward with the 20nm process, scheduled to arrive next year.